Juvenile Delinquency Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the Child Savers Movement? Who was it led by? - CORRECT ANSWER -Child-
saving movement emerged in the United States during the nineteenth century and influenced the
development of the juvenile justice system. Child savers stressed the value of redemption and
prevention through early identification of deviance and intervention in the form of education and
training.
-Was developed in the late 1800's by a group of upper-middle class women who were concerned with
the future of children.
What are reformatories? What are prison hulks? How were they used? - CORRECT ANSWER
-An institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school.
-Prison Hulks were old ships used as floating prisons because the gaols of the time were overcrowded.
-This was to be a temporary arrangement but the Hulks were used for 82 years. They were located at
Woolwich, Portsmouth and Plymouth. They were also a convenient way to house convicts before they
were transported to Australia.
What is the Cottage System - CORRECT ANSWER -Primarily manufacturing—which
includes many producers, working from their homes, typically part time. The term originally referred
to home workers who were engaged in a task such as sewing, lace-
making, wall hangings, or household manufacturing.
Define parens patriae - CORRECT ANSWER -The government, or any other authority,
regarded as the legal protector of citizens unable to protect themselves.
Define gang or gangs - CORRECT ANSWER -A group of youths who are bound together by
mutual interests, have identifiable leadership, and act in concert to achieve specific purpose that
generally includes the conduct of illegal activity.
-Also involved in an elevated level of criminal activity
, Define drugs and alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER -Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse,
is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods
which are harmful to themselves or others, and is a form of substance-related disorder.
Define Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of learning to behave in a way that
is acceptable to society.
According to the Department of Education, what are the statistics over time for homeless students in
the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER K-12
What is the community-based juvenile corrections? What is the term probation and parole among
juveniles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Programs and services are small group homes or other
suitable places located near the juvenile's home or family that provide needed services.
-Which means offenders are placed under the supervision of a probation officer in lieu of serving time
in jail or prison, is the most common form of sentencing in the United States. Through parole or
supervised release, inmates are released into the community under community supervision officer
monitoring.
Where was the first juvenile court established? - CORRECT ANSWER -The juvenile court
system was established in the United States a little more than a century ago, with the first court
appearing in Illinois in 1899. Prior to that time, children and youth were seen as miniature adults and
were tried and punished as adults.
According to the documentary Heroin's Children - Inside the US Opioid Crisis.
1. Do babies experience withdrawal after birth? what are the statistics?
2. What are the generational effects discussed in the documentary? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Yes, even with the substitute that is safer for babies. 55-60% do withdrawal.
2. It can effect children long term. They can grow up addicted to the drug as well. juvenile
delinquency rate grows. The lifestyle they are exposed to, such as not properly being taken care of.
sometimes the oldest child takes over as the parent for the other kids.
How much does it cost to incarcerate youth in the U.S. juvenile justice system per year? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Locking up a juvenile costs states an average of $407.58 per person per day and
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the Child Savers Movement? Who was it led by? - CORRECT ANSWER -Child-
saving movement emerged in the United States during the nineteenth century and influenced the
development of the juvenile justice system. Child savers stressed the value of redemption and
prevention through early identification of deviance and intervention in the form of education and
training.
-Was developed in the late 1800's by a group of upper-middle class women who were concerned with
the future of children.
What are reformatories? What are prison hulks? How were they used? - CORRECT ANSWER
-An institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school.
-Prison Hulks were old ships used as floating prisons because the gaols of the time were overcrowded.
-This was to be a temporary arrangement but the Hulks were used for 82 years. They were located at
Woolwich, Portsmouth and Plymouth. They were also a convenient way to house convicts before they
were transported to Australia.
What is the Cottage System - CORRECT ANSWER -Primarily manufacturing—which
includes many producers, working from their homes, typically part time. The term originally referred
to home workers who were engaged in a task such as sewing, lace-
making, wall hangings, or household manufacturing.
Define parens patriae - CORRECT ANSWER -The government, or any other authority,
regarded as the legal protector of citizens unable to protect themselves.
Define gang or gangs - CORRECT ANSWER -A group of youths who are bound together by
mutual interests, have identifiable leadership, and act in concert to achieve specific purpose that
generally includes the conduct of illegal activity.
-Also involved in an elevated level of criminal activity
, Define drugs and alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER -Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse,
is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods
which are harmful to themselves or others, and is a form of substance-related disorder.
Define Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER -The process of learning to behave in a way that
is acceptable to society.
According to the Department of Education, what are the statistics over time for homeless students in
the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER K-12
What is the community-based juvenile corrections? What is the term probation and parole among
juveniles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Programs and services are small group homes or other
suitable places located near the juvenile's home or family that provide needed services.
-Which means offenders are placed under the supervision of a probation officer in lieu of serving time
in jail or prison, is the most common form of sentencing in the United States. Through parole or
supervised release, inmates are released into the community under community supervision officer
monitoring.
Where was the first juvenile court established? - CORRECT ANSWER -The juvenile court
system was established in the United States a little more than a century ago, with the first court
appearing in Illinois in 1899. Prior to that time, children and youth were seen as miniature adults and
were tried and punished as adults.
According to the documentary Heroin's Children - Inside the US Opioid Crisis.
1. Do babies experience withdrawal after birth? what are the statistics?
2. What are the generational effects discussed in the documentary? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Yes, even with the substitute that is safer for babies. 55-60% do withdrawal.
2. It can effect children long term. They can grow up addicted to the drug as well. juvenile
delinquency rate grows. The lifestyle they are exposed to, such as not properly being taken care of.
sometimes the oldest child takes over as the parent for the other kids.
How much does it cost to incarcerate youth in the U.S. juvenile justice system per year? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Locking up a juvenile costs states an average of $407.58 per person per day and
